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Tutorial: By Jeffrey P. Fisher

Shine in Vegas Pro
An animated shine adds emphasis to titles and other graphics with Sony Vegas Pro

Confession time. This tutorial's subject remains one of my favorite effects to use with titles. The essential look is to animate a light streak that travels across the surface of the title. You've seen this a million+ times, yet it's still an effective way to add a touch of pizzazz to otherwise static graphics. Read More

There are several ways to add a gradient to a composition in Photoshop. One way is to create a gradient fill layer, which is like a solid color filled layer, lives on its own layer in the layers panel, and does not change the pixels on any other layer in the composition. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to create a gradient fill layer. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Jan Kabili

Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Custom Shape tool

In addition to the geometric tool to create shape layers, Photoshop offers another tool to create shape layers, and that is the custom shape tool. In this clip, host Jan Kabili introduces custom shapes, and shows how to use the combination features that come with the shape tools to create your own custom shapes. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Abba Shapiro

Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Markers

In this clip, host Abba Shapiro explains how to work with markers in Final Cut Pro 7. He explains what a marker is and why you would use it. A marker is a way that you can write a note to yourself when you are editing. He shows how to make a marker as well as how to modify a marker. He then looks at markers in a bit more detail, including how to add chapter markers, compression markers and Scoring markers, and what they do. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Jan Kabili

Photoshop CS4: Layers in Depth: Shape Layers

When you want to add a graphic to a Photoshop composition, creating a shape layer is often the best way to go. The advantage of a shape layer over a regular pixel based layer is that a shape layer defines itself with a vector based outline. In this clip, host Jan Kabili discusses how to create shape layers, concentrating on shapes made with the geometric shape tools. Read More

Product Review: By John Virata

Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3

PaintShop Photo Pro X3 is Corel Corp.'s latest update to its photo image editor. The application has been around in various iterations for more than 15 years and has a fairly large following. It is an image editor targeted at digital camera enthusiasts, and especially those with Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras who want a more robust image editing tool that ships with the camera. Read More

Project Profile:

JSM Scores Olympic Gold for CHEIL Worldwide

JSM Owner and Composer Joel Simon, working with CHEIL Worldwide and Crossroads UK, led the music production and sound design teams on a mesmerizing :30 promoting the Internet capabilities of the new Samsung Omnia II smart phone. The spot, which features an Olympic motif inspired by next month's Winter Games in Vancouver, displays the deft skill and artistry of JSM's creatives and talent to perfectly synch an original score and sound design to even the trickiest commercial ventures. Read More

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EditShare for FCP users / at BVE

EditShare? today announced plans to exhibit at the Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) 2010 exhibition held in Earl's Court, February 16th through the 18th. The 60 sq meter stand located at the front of the exhibition hall will offer demonstrations of... Read More

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